Steps of Christian Growth - US.pdf - Bible Baptist Church of Blarney

Solid Steps of Christian Growth – 2 Peter 1
Knowledge
a. Bring Bible Study tools
b. Examples of a search and learning time
c. Use a notebook!
2. Church meetings – learning all the time
3. Discipleship lessons
4. Bible Institute
C. Teach others – get answers for them – then you will grow
1. The purpose of being discipled, is to learn for sure, but you will REALLY learn when you take the lessons
that you learned under Paul, or under myself, or under Tony, and turn around and teach someone else,
yourself!
2. There is no better way to learn than to be forced to learn so that you have answers for someone else –
Sunday School teacher (Bro Kevin, have you learned through teaching? Of course!)
3. Moms – teach your kids at home
4. Dads – teach your kids
5. Teens – get involved and help out with Sunday School and Creche, and Bible Clubs, and teach a bit – and
YOU WILL LEARN!
D. Test what you think you know – adjust as you discover new truths, and always bring what you know in line
with what God says (EX: Christopher Columbus and the circle of the earth)
E. Keep your knowledge practical (Heb 13:9; 1Cor 8:1) and balanced with love
VI. Conclusion
A. In simple terms, we are to be adding knowledge of the Bible constantly to our minds and hearts. This is the
very life of our life: the very soul of our faith - the Word of God. If you and I intend to be diligent Christians,
able to stand against the wiles of the devil, there is no other formula on earth,
1. We must have the shield of faith, yes!
2. And the breastplate of righteousness - virtue
3. AND the knowledge of the Word of God, which is a sharp two-edged sword against all attacks.
B. Therefore, Peter tells us we must add knowledge; and that is why we have to read the best books.
1. There are a million books that we will never read; even good books that we will never be able, in our
lifetime, to read. I love good books, and have some books in my study that I will never read. I wish I had
time to read them all, but there isn't time. Time is rushing us on with so many duties, night and day.
2. But, there is one book that we dare not be ignorant about - the Word of God. We must read it from Genesis
to Revelation over, and over, and over again. Not simply that we might have a superficial knowledge of it,
as a person may scan over a newspaper and pick out a bit here and a bit there. No, we must know its very
language, its ready application; its very tone and spirit must be ours.
C. In two weeks (after resurrection Sunday, we will return to the next step to take, the next characteristic to add to
our lives - Temperance
© 2006 Craig Ledbetter, BBC Ireland Page 16 www.biblebc.com